Following the murder of his father, and his brother's decline into lawlessness, Adam Wade seeks revenge on the man he holds responsible. His search takes him to the town of Virtue, where ranch owner Hal Kember is a future state governor. But Adam becomes embroiled in a web of deceit and murder involving Kember's wife, Laura, his son, Luke, and a group of stage robbers and killers. In a final shoot-out there is one last life-changing shock for Adam.